This week's must-read stories

One Stone: a tuition-free high school run by studentsOne stone is the name of a Boise, Idaho, independent high school where students call the shots. In its second year of operation, this innovative institute provides teens with hands-on experience and the possibility of accomaplishing service projects throughout their learning path.

Proximity increases teacher collaborationA recent analysis of a four-year survey data, from 14 elementary US schools and their math staff, shows collaboration between teachers improves when they work close to each other. The movement patterns from the places where they work suggest that interactions can be improved by school administrators assigning colleagues closer classrooms and similar schedules.

Eight edX and Pearson courses to develop skills for the jobs of the futureA recent study conducted by Pearson, one of the most important learning and teaching services company, predicted that seven out of ten people would change jobs in the future because of automation. This redesign and development of new occupations will require specific skills, and edX is already offering training in these fields.

Molecular modeling: a learning tool for chemistryReview the benefits offered by molecular modeling in chemistry courses. Tools such as GAMESS, Gaussian or Q-Chem provide great advantages in learning but they remain unexplored despite technological advances.

High School students write programs to control robots in spaceInternational teams of students participate in Zero Robotics High School Finals, an MIT competition in which they collaborate with astronauts to test their code and control robots in the International Space Station. This year, a team from Tecnológico de Monterrey joined the competition, celebrated at the MIT Campus in Cambridge.